Despite the rain, close to 600 paintbrush-and shovel-yielding corporate, community and government volunteers 'dug in' to plant flowers and bushes, spruce up vacant lots, paint picket fences and classrooms, and beautify Chicago and Elgin neighborhoods during NHS' 23rd Annual NeighborWorks Day, June 5. A special thanks to our wonderful sponsors, including lead sponsoring agency State Farm Insurance Companies. Other sponsors included: Enterprise, MB Financial, Travelers, and U.S. Bank.

Through their assistance, NeighborWorks Day projects took place in:

Chicago Lawn/Gage Park - 6000 Block of South Washtenaw Traditional planting, painting, and light repairs. Ceasefire will provide one of their traditional community barbecues.

Roseland – Chicago International Charter School (CICS) Prairie Campus - 11530 S. Prairie Painting of classrooms, restrooms and hallways for K-8 college-prep school that draws many of its students from the Roseland and Pullman community. Volunteers will also plant flowers and spread mulch around the campus.